Burning Coal Like an Old Pro!
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Many thanks to everyone who gave me tips, links etc. on how to operate my new coal stove.
I love it, and it has been a breeze to light and maintain. I did let it go out once, because of some 70 degree weather, but I have really had no issues. None at all. It has become apparent to me that having a good drawing chimney is the key to just about everything.
I for one am ready for whatever Old Man ( WARNING AGEIST AND SEXIST ) Winter may bring, even if the noted S. American Global Cooling Climatologist, Alberto Gorez is right, and the Sun's Maunder Minimum brings us frigid conditions for the next two decades!!!
I love it, and it has been a breeze to light and maintain. I did let it go out once, because of some 70 degree weather, but I have really had no issues. None at all. It has become apparent to me that having a good drawing chimney is the key to just about everything.
I for one am ready for whatever Old Man ( WARNING AGEIST AND SEXIST ) Winter may bring, even if the noted S. American Global Cooling Climatologist, Alberto Gorez is right, and the Sun's Maunder Minimum brings us frigid conditions for the next two decades!!!
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- Coal Size/Type: Sometimes you feel like a nut.....
Actually, according to Alberto Gorez, the Original Maunder Minimum lasted SEVENTY YEARS...titleist1 wrote:Glad its working well for you, nothing like the heat from the stove filling the house!
Two decades?? We all better get a lot of coal stockpiled!RRBoy wrote:frigid conditions for the next two decades!!!
The Maunder Minimum is named after the guy (and his wife) who noticed there were almost no sunspots, and very little solar activity, preceding and during the Little Ice Age.....kind of like RIGHT NOW!!!
Did you see the articles about the HUGE HOLE IN THE SUN'S SURFACE???? It's scary to think about.... you can google that, because the media is hiding facts about science and weather....
Yep, Alberto Gorez predicted another ice age, as verified by a google search, at least as far back as 2007.....The guy is a genius!
It's amazing how many of Alberto's predictions are now coming true!
- Sunny Boy
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Glad to hear your enjoying and benefiting from coal.RRBoy wrote:Many thanks to everyone who gave me tips, links etc. on how to operate my new coal stove.
I love it, and it has been a breeze to light and maintain. I did let it go out once, because of some 70 degree weather, but I have really had no issues. None at all. It has become apparent to me that having a good drawing chimney is the key to just about everything.
I for one am ready for whatever Old Man ( WARNING AGEIST AND SEXIST ) Winter may bring, even if the noted S. American Global Cooling Climatologist, Alberto Gorez is right, and the Sun's Maunder Minimum brings us frigid conditions for the next two decades!!!
In my experience, a well drafting chimney system is one of the most overlooked aspects of having a coal stove.
Having used a coal stove with an inexpensive chimney system meant for a wood stove,... and now one built back at the height of the coal stove era, the difference in coal stove ease of starting, and control of a wide range of operating conditions, is amazing.
Paul
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Paul,Sunny Boy wrote: Glad to hear your enjoying and benefiting from coal.
In my experience, a well drafting chimney system is one of the most overlooked aspects of having a coal stove.
Having used a coal stove with an inexpensive chimney system meant for a wood stove,... and now one built back at the height of the coal stove era, the difference in coal stove ease of starting, and control of a wide range of operating conditions, is amazing.
Paul
I am elated with my stove, and with coal. It's weird, but I get up in the morning, walk into my kitchen, feel the warmth, and a smile breaks over my face. It beats wood hands down, except for the price. (Amish lumber mill scraps). The only bad thing so far, is that it has caused me to lose my best friend during the day....my Lab no longer pals around with me 100% of the time, and can now be found sprawled out in front of the stove....which I call her 'new best friend'.
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ALberto GOREz? Sounds like a scammer!
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A semi can haul coal south... just as easily as they haul it north.Buy a full load & have a lifetime supply.. OR, check with Fastenal about shipping cost for 1 or 2 skids.
You could also drive up here & pick up a skid.... it may be a bit too late to see pretty leaves this season tho..
You could also drive up here & pick up a skid.... it may be a bit too late to see pretty leaves this season tho..
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You could also drive up here & pick up a skid.... it may be a bit too late to see pretty leaves this season tho..
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Drive! No way! Thats like 1500 miles. I dont like being in a car for more than 4 hours. But when i move to Baltimore, i may take you up on that.
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Drive! No way! Thats like 1500 miles. I dont like being in a car for more than 4 hours. But when i move to Baltimore, i may take you up on that.